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Friday 21 May 2010 5:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Taimi Media Network, operator of the Television Tonga 2 Channel, ceased broadcasting on May 7.
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Friday 21 May 2010 5:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Licenses for the harvesting and the exporting of Bech-de-mers from Tonga have been issued to eleven operators so far, since the beginning of the Bech-de-mers harvesting season on April 1. Premium content -
Thursday 20 May 2010 10:02pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : The Parliamentarians' action reflected Tongan men's attitude towards women: "a bastion of male chauvinism." The law discriminates against women, Christian belief praises men to rule over women, and our culture plays lip service to injustices against women in our society. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi. Premium content -
Thursday 20 May 2010 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Queen's Baton Relay for the 2010 Commonwealth Games touched down at Fua'amotu International Airport on May 19, making Tonga the 60th country to receive the baton since it left Buckingham Palace in London in November 2009. Premium content -
Thursday 20 May 2010 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 48-year-old man from Angaha was found dead in his plantation in 'Eua on Wednesday, May 12 after his family reported him missing on the same day, according to the weekly Tonga Police report. Premium content -
Thursday 20 May 2010 2:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : To say Tonga is an absolute monarchy is blatantly false; Tonga is a Constitutional Monarchy. To claim that Tonga's judiciary is not independent is also not true. Mr. Mokofisi's claims are unfounded because he contradicts and does not take into account the proven history of Tonga's judiciary independence and integrity demonstrated on a number of levels and issues. - Daniel K. Fale. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 May 2010 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pirates from 31 yachts raided Big Mama's Yacht Club at the Pangaimotu Island Resort on Monday evening for the Great Fancy Dress Party of the 2010 Big Mama's Tonga Rally. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 May 2010 3:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A major function of the Electricity Commission is to independently regulate (control) the electricity tariff (price) paid by Tongan consumers. There are two elements in the tariff (price of power), the fuel component and the non-fuel component. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 May 2010 10:40am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia will provide Tonga with an estimated A$27.8million in official development assistance in 2010-11. This represents a A$6.5million increase compared to the estimates of official development assistance to Tonga for 2009-10. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 May 2010 6:40am
Nomuka, Ha'apai : As long as we glue "monarchy" to whatever form of government we create, we should not be surprised whenever the King and the Privy Council manipulate or coerce the Judiciary. It happened in the past. It's happening now. And, it will happen again as long as Tonga's current "political sun" still shines. It is a logical consequence of being under a monarchy. - Senituli Penitani. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 May 2010 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Magistrate Courts have a shortage of Magistrates, with only four sitting since January this year - a dramatic decrease from about 10 Magistrates who presided in the lower court in 2009. Premium content -
Monday 17 May 2010 7:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 2,753 women were victims of violence in the decade 2000-09, according to Tonga Police statistics that show on average 23 women per month come to police to report an incident of physical or sexual violence; and last year four women died in domestic incidents. Premium content -
Monday 17 May 2010 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The first death certificates issued for victims of the Ashika ferry sinking were issued for the late Fetaulaki Mahe (25) and his three-year-old son Filimone Monti Mahe by Chief Justice Hon Anthony Ford on May 14. Premium content -
Monday 17 May 2010 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A father from Popua, Sione Talia'uli (31) appeared at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, May 17, charged with the murder of his four-year-old-son Tutei Talia'uli at Popua in September last year. Premium content -
Monday 17 May 2010 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I have been directed by the Honourable Speaker of the House to respectfully seek your kind cooperation in correcting some of the technical information which appears on your article titled "House leaves government to make final decision on constituency boundaries" posted on Matangitonga Online website on May 7, 2010 and related articles preceding this article. - Dr Viliami Latu, Clerk of the House. Premium content -
Friday 14 May 2010 8:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 7-month old baby girl died on Saturday May 8 from protein malnutrition - one of five cases of severe infant malnutrition presented this year at Nuku'alofa's Vaiola Hospital, where doctors are concerned this is a reflection of the economic hardship that Tonga is currently facing. Premium content -
Friday 14 May 2010 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Changing Tonga's laws to better protect women against domestic violence is the essence of the first National Consultation on Advocacy Strategies for Advancing Legislative Change to Address Violence against Women which will be opened in Nuku'alofa on Monday May 17. Premium content -
Friday 14 May 2010 7:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Governor of Vava'u, Noble Luani (50) who died suddenly in Neiafu, Vava'u, on May 12 is to be buried at his estate Malapo in Tongatapu, next week. Premium content -
Friday 14 May 2010 5:52pm
Washington D. C. , U.S.A. : On May 6, 2010, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with Tonga on a lapse of time basis. Under the IMFs lapse of time procedures, the Executive Board completes Article IV consultations without convening formal discussions. -International Monetary Fund, Public Information Notice Premium content -
Friday 14 May 2010 2:17pm
Fiji : While is true that legal ideology is underpinned by various philosophy and values, the appointment of judicial offices must be seen as neutral and remain neutral. You cannot have appointments of judicial officers infested with politics and then later expect the judiciary to fully function without political interference especially in small developing nations in the Pacific. - F. Kavaha'apai. Premium content
